A [Track 10] Listen to the conversation between Jake and his wife, Rebecca, about their friends

Anne and Rob. Write T (true) or F (false).

1. Anne and Rob have been married for more than five years. False

2. Rob wants to have children, but Anne doesn’t. False

3. Anne and Rob used to talk about their problems. True

4. In Jake’s opinion, Rob’s situation at work may be the cause of their friends’ problems. True

5. Jake thinks Anne should break up with Rob. False

B. Complete the sentences with the correct verbs from the box.

apologize argue communicate compromise forgive lie

1. Her children never agree. They argue about everything.

2. You said some embarrassing things to her yesterday. If you’re sorry, you should apologize

3. He’s the most honest person I know. He doesn’t lie about anything.

4. I lost your MP3 player. I’m really very sorry. Can you forgive me?

5. Let’s compromise. I’ll cook dinner if you wash the dishes.

6. If you’re unhappy with anything I’ve done, let’s talk about it. It’s important to communicate
openly.

C. Circle the correct phrasal verb to complete each sentence.

1. I’d love to show you my new apartment. You should get together / drop by sometime.

2. I went for a walk in the park this morning, and guess who I ran into / took after.

3. If you need help with the party, you can count on / pick on me. Just call me!

4. I haven’t seen Larry in six months, but we’re getting together / getting along tonight.

5. If they can’t break up / get along, they probably shouldn’t get married.

6. He’s so immature! When is he going to take after / grow up?

D Write sentences with It’s . . . expressions and infinitives and the words in parentheses.

1. (helpful / speak / more than one language)

It’s helpful to speak more than one language.
2. (not good / gossip / about your friends)
It’s not good to gossip about your friends.
3. (never / a good idea / judge people)
It’s never a good idea to judge people.
4. (important / be / honest with your friends)
It’s important to be honest with your friends.
 5. (not nice / say one thing and do another)
It’s not nice to say one thing and do another.

E. Circle the correct answer to complete each sentence.

1. Jill might / must / can’t be angry at Tom. They’re going to a movie tonight.

2. I can’t find my cell phone. It might / must / couldn’t be at the office, but I’m not sure.

3. He may not / must not / could come to soccer practice today because he had a headache this
morning. Can you call him to find out?

4. She might / must not / could speak English. She didn’t understand anything you said.

5. I haven’t seen him this week. He couldn’t / must / could be on vacation, but I’m not sure. He
usually tells me when he’s going away.

6. I found a math book in my car. You’re the only math student I know, so it may not / can’t /
must be yours.

F. Number the lines of the conversation in the correct order.

A: Hi, Terry. Is everything OK?

B: Yes. Why do you ask?

A: Well, we waited for you outside the movie theater last night, but you never came.

B: Oh, no! I was working late, and I completely forgot! I’m really sorry.

A: There’s no need to apologize. I’m just glad you’re OK. We were worried

B: Thanks for understanding. Again, my apologies.

G. Read the emails. Write T (true) or F (false).

1. Dan and Kirsty used to have a good relationship. True

2. Kirsty is criticizing her brother because he hasn’t found a job. False

3. Dan has only had one job interview. False

4. Eric’s relationship with Dan is not as good as it used to be. True

5. Eric didn’t know about Dan’s problems. True

6. Eric sometimes runs into Dan. True
 Four Corners Book 3 Unit 9 Grammar

1) "There's a lot of traffic today" " It's not a good idea to your bicycle"
2) It's a good idea to eat breakfast before school.
3) It's a bad idea to chat with friends online during class
4) It's nice to watch movies on a rainy day
5) "I want to take a train to California" "Oh, it's better to drive your car. You can visit more
places
6) It's difficult to speak French
7) It's not easy to take pictures with this camera
8) It's always useful to plan the menu for a party
9) "what can she do to help in the kitchen?" "Well, it's helpful to put away the dishes"
10) It's important to save money after college
11) "Mark doesn't have a car." " That can't be true. I saw him driving a red car this morning"
12) "Richard isn't answering his phone" "He must be in a meeting. He never answers his
phone during meetings"
13) "Marilyn doesn't want to spend money on clothes" "She might be saving money to buy
something more expensive"
14) "Don takes the subway to work" " He must not have a car"
15) "Where is Julia?" "I don't know. She could be cleaning out the closet. It was dirty"
16) "What is Tom doing right now?" "He might be eating breakfast. I saw him in the kitchen.
17) "Where are they going for vacation?" "They may visit Hawaii, or maybe they will go to
Brazil. They are not sure"
18) "Jerry looks very tired every day" "He may not get enough sleep."
19) "They have five children" " They must have a big car. They need a lot of space"
20) She can't be playing table tennis right now. She doesn't know how to play.

Four Corners Book 3 unit 9 vocab

1) "I'm sorry, but can't make it to your party this Saturday" "That's OK. You don't need to
apologize
2) " Do you ever argue with your sister?" " All the time. We can never agree"
3) " I'll send you an email." "Uh, can't we communicate by phone?"
4) " Gene wants to go to the movies, but I don't want to go out" "Why don't you compromise
and watch a movie at home?"
5) "Those shoes are ugly" "Why do you always have to criticize me?"
6) " I'm sorry for forgetting your birthday" " It's OK. I forgive you"
7) "Did you hear what happened to Mike and Amy?" " You shouldn't gossip about your
friends"
8) " My brother made an awful decision about his job" "Well, you really shouldn't judge him"
9) " Is he an honest person?" "Not really. He lies a lot"
10) " Is John going to apologize to his sister" "Yes. He is really sorry"
11) Ben takes after his grandfather. They are very similar.
12) The older boys at my son's school pick on him all the time
13) " Jake has a new boss" "Oh. How do they get along?"
14) Michelle and Greg aren't together anymore. They broke up last week.
15) I get together with my parents once a week
16) You can drop by my house anytime. You don't need to call first.
17) I ran into Marjorie on vacation last week
18) you should spend more time with your children. They grow up quickly.
19) Natalia is a very good friend I know I can count on her when I need help.
20) Let's drop by Ingrid's house around 9. Her party starts at 8